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AIRPORT GOMMISS ION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESO~ <br /> <br />~he Airport Co~mission conducted a regular meeting on Wednesday, November 20, <br />1985 at the R~msey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, <br />Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mr. Jack Ippel, Chairman <br />Mr. Dennis Donovan <br />Mr. Dick Sieber <br />Mr. John Seibert <br />Mr. Don Greenberg (Arrived 8:05 a.m.) <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Gary Heitman <br /> <br />Chairman Ippel called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. <br /> <br />Gary Munkholm - 14940 Bison Street - Concerned with increased air traffic and <br />the relate(] no~se if the airport project is approved; already being disturbed <br />by low flyingi aircraft and those types of situations are bound to increase with <br />increased useage. Concerned with the cost to taxpayers for airport <br />enlargement. Suggested that there might be a more cost effective location than <br />Gateway that WOuld not require the purchasing of so much already developed <br />properties. <br /> <br />Mr. Ippel encouraged Mr. Munkholm to report low flying aircraft to Virgil <br />Barnes at~ateway. Regarding an alternative location, this Commission was <br />directed tO study the feasibility of the existing site; that study shows that <br />the cost of i~proving Gateway, based on current population and no community <br />growth, would be $11.00/person/year. <br /> <br />Mr. Sieberconfirmed that this Commission was to study the existing site only; <br />Gateway, tO so~e degreee, is a reasonable site because it already is an airport <br />and alread~ has some buffer area surrounding it. Gateway might be conceivably <br />easier to ~oliCe if it were a full-time Fixed Base Operation. <br /> <br />Mr. Ippel Stated that a good n~ber of low flying aircraft might be training <br />flights that USe this site because of it's low useage rate; if the airport is <br />improved there will be more business traffic and training traffic will move <br />elsewhere. <br /> <br />Mr. Seibert estimated that 50% of the existing estimated operations in the <br />Airport MaSter Plan are touch and go training operations; when and if the <br />airport is .improved, those kinds of operations will decrease. Operations <br /> November 20, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />